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You don't remember when free speech was an ideal for democratic societies? You must live in a very different world than I do. "the end of law is not to abolis
by claytongulick 3y ago
You don't remember when free speech was an ideal for democratic societies?
You must live in a very different world than I do.
"the end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings, capable of laws, where there is no law there is no freedom." - John Locke
- midasuni 3y agoCertainly never been in the US. The US decides holocaust denial is fine, but saying “I’m going to kill the President” isn’t. Other countries have different views. The US is happy to arrest people who work for companies who disagree with US limits on free speech who happen to visit the US (Skylarov), and even to use its economic might to get other countries to uphold its anti free speech agenda (Kim Dot Com)
- claytongulick 3y agoSo, because we fail to meet it, the ideal isn't valuable?
- tibbydudeza 3y agoNot absolute free speech - there are limits.